Rail-clip.



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RAIL CUP. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I8, 1916- Patented Jail. 8, 1918.

ELKINS READ, F LONACONIN G, MARYLAND.

RAIL-CLIP.

Speelcation of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. s, 191s,

VApplication led September 18, 1916. Serial No. 120,850.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that IEL1r11vsREAD, a'

citizen of the United States, residing at Lonaconing, in the county ofAllegany and State of Maryland, have intenti-il certain new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Clips, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved rail clipused in combination withan auxiliary extension rail, laid sidewise, and adapted for progressive,longitudinal movement for purposes of a temporary track extension.

The utility of this invention 'will be appreciated in miningoperationswhere the car track may be progressively extended With theWork until such intervals or points as will permit the placing of anadditional standard length of rail tothe main track. Heretofore Athetrack extension was made only at such times when a standard length couldbe inserted, but now through the means of this invention `the extensionis made progressively with the Work in the mines,

The use of this invention is not limited to mine tracks or to anyparticular section of rail or tie.

To distinguish the rails and simplify the description I use the termtrack rail or track to mean the usual rail upon which the cars travel asdistinguished from the extension rail which is used for progressivelyextending` such track4 or track rail.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination, association, and relative position of theparts and members shown in the accompanying drawings,- lhereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

i {eferrng to the drawing in which like reference characters indicatelike or corresponding parts:

Figure 1 is a cross section of one of the track rails taken on line 1 1of Fig.' 2, showing the use of an extension rail ot' like section withmyimproved rail clip. Fig. 2 is aplan view 'showing my improved rail clip,and Fig.,3 is a 'section taken on line 43--3 of Fi 2. Fig. t illustratesa modified rail clip for use in combination with an extension rail ofsmaller section. i

Referring to the illustrations, 5 indicates one of the ordinary trackrails mounted-Lon a steel tie 6 of any suitable cross section having apair of raised clips 7 pressedout of f', the tie body with one sideintegral therewith and adapted to engage the outside of the tiange 5A.The other or inner side of the flange 5A is engaged by my improved railclip' 8 which as shown on the drawings, and Y is of rectangular heavysheet steel having one end rolled (as at 8^) t0 a substantiallysemicircular cross section and formed with the pressed. lug 8B adaptedto engage'the depression 6^ to positively retain the clip againstlateral movement about the square head rivet 9 which securely connectsthe clip'S to the tie (i. An upwardly pressed ,integral lug 10positively maintains. the head of the rivet 9' square with the clipsides'to form an abut- 1 ment for the flange 11^3 of the extension rail1l which is laid sidewise with the head toward tle track rail and belowthe head thereof. l

, It will be observed that one end 8c of myV improved clip 8 is slightlyraised upwardly to overlap, thegtrack rail edge 8D thereof is formedsubstantially horizontal to support the extension rail head 111V. In themodified clip shown in Fig. 4 the construction is similar to that abovedescribed. Here however, the extension-rail 1lX is of light weight andthe edge 8E is bent substantially upwardly to support the head of theextension rail 11x. case the pressed abut-ment lug 10"l is formed Alsoin this flange and that the on theopposite side of the ordinary roundThe return movement of the lclip over the.

added rail flange is aided by the curved corner 8F which affords thegradual wedging action vof the clip over the iiange.

In returning with aloaded car"from theworking end of a mine, the shortwheel buse otwsuch cars permits the 4slight tilting of the same therebyeasily raising the 'forward Wheels onto the higher car tracks.

It is thought that the foregoing description and illustrations clearlydisclose the in vention, hence a more extended explanation is omitted.

I claim 1. The combination with a track rail and an extension railadapted for progresswe longitudinal movement, of a rail clip having oneend formed to support the head. of sald extension rail and means forretaining the flange of said extension rail.

2. The combination with a track ra11 and an extension rail laid sidewiseand adapted for progressive longitudinal slidable movement along saidtrack rail, of a railclip having one end slightly inclined with the edgethereof formed to support the head. of said extension rail, and meansfor coniinlng said extensionrail against lateral movement from saidtrack rail.

3. The combination with a track rail and an extension rail laid sidewisewith the head thereof adjacent said track rail and adapted forprogressive slidable movement along said track rail, of a rail clihaving a orton thereof inclined and a su stantia ly orizontally disposededge on said portion adapted to support the head of. said extensionrail, and means for'confining said extension rail against lateralmovement from said track rail comprising a rivet head in fixed relativeposition to the clip.

4. The combination wltha track rail and anextension rail laid sidewisewith the head thereof adjacent said track rail and ada ted forprogressive slidable movement a ong l tension rail against lateralmovement from.

said track rail, of a rail clip having a portion t ereof inclined andl asubstantially horizontally disposed edge on said portion 'adapted tosupport the head of said extension rail, and means for confining saidextension rail against lateral movement from said track rail comprisingan upwardly pressed portion of the clip body, having one y sideintegraal with the @11p body.

5'. The combinatlon w1th a track rail and an extension rail laidsidewise with the head thereof adjacent said track rail and ada ted forfpro vressive slidable movement a ong said trac' rail, of a rail cliphaving al porltion thereof inclined and a. substantially verticallydisposed edge on saidortion ladapted to support the head of saiextension'y rail, and means for confining said exsaid track railcomprisin a rivet head in fixed relative osition to tie clip.

6. The com ination with a track rail and an extension rail laid sidewisewith the bead thereof adjacent said track rail and ada ted forprogressive slidable movement aongI edge thereof forme to support thehead of an auxiliary movable extension rail, said inclined end adaptedtoretain .the flange of the stationar track rail, and means forretaining the ange of said extension rail.

8. A rail clip having one end slightly inclined with the edge thereofsubstantially horizontally disposed to support the head of an auxiliarymovable extension rail, said inclined end retaining the flange of thestationary track rail, and means for retaining the flange of saidextension rail.

9. A rail clip having one end slightly inclined with the edge thereofsubstantially horizontally disposed to support the side of thehead of anauxiliary, movable extension rail, said inclined end retaining the flane of the stationary track rail, and an-upward ypressed portion of theclip body, integral therewith, arranged to confine said extensioi vrailagainst movement from said track ral 1" v v 10. A rail clip having oneend slightly inclined and the edge thereof substantially verticallydisposed to support the head of a sidewise laid auxiliary extensionrail, Said inclined end overlapping the flange of the stationary trackrail and an upwardly pressed portion of the clip body, integraltherewith, arranged to confine said extension .rail against movementfrom the trackl rail.

In witness whereof2 I have hereunto subscribed my name this 11th day ofSept., i

ELKINS READ.

